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3 Count: Hey Mickey!

Plagiarism Today

claimed that they held 50% ownership in the work, given to them by a producer named Greg Mathieson who worked on the album. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The case dates back to 2013 when Basil filed a notice of copyright termination on the album and her song. However, a UK company named Stillwater Ltd.

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Tattoos and Copyright: A Potent Combination

Plagiarism Today

However, the important thing to know is that there was no doubt that Take-Two did copy the tattoos in question and there was no question of Alexander’s ownership of them. Fair Use – That the use of the tattoos was a fair use, meaning that the use was transformative enough to not be an infringement of the original work.

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Court Quashes 512(h) Subpoena on First Amendment Grounds–In re 512(h) Subpoena to Twitter

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Soon after, an entity called Bayside asserted copyright ownership of the photos and sent 512(c)(3) takedown notices to Twitter followed by a 512(h) subpoena to unmask CallMeMoneyBags. ” Second, Bayside said that copyright already accommodates First Amendment considerations via the fair use defense (citing the Reddit case ).

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Clash of Colleagues: The Battle for Academic Attribution

BYU Copyright Blog

After a series of emails, Wilder filed a formal complaint with CUNY in March 2020, alleging academic misconduct and plagiarism on Hoilands part. The evidence Wilder submitted to establish valid copyright ownership indicated that she actually may not be the valid copyright owner.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

2] At one end of the spectrum, we find plagiarism: a completely derivative work that fails to contribute any creative elements to the original piece. In this case, the author of the original work retains ownership of the original, while the author of the derivative work holds rights to the creative additions they have made.

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IPSC Opening Plenary Session

43(B)log

Matthew Sag, Copyright Safety for Generative AI Not addressing whether training is always fair use in every circumstance; explain how generative AI fits w/in existing law (nonexpressive uses) and identify best practices to make generative AI fairer. Implications: too much memorization undermines arguments in favor of fair use.

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IPSC breakout session 2: Int'l IP. TM, Antitrust

43(B)log

Cross-cultural plagiarism: adaptation of a film to a different cultural context. Another use: branding function for purposes of parody/humorously assert rights or ownership. Implications: insight into understanding of TM by ordinary citizens; does it create misconceptions about ownership? Can the NFAI screen the movie?

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